Choosing a Theme

No word of a lie, I wasted a good part of 3 days looking for a new theme for my blog.  I have the same problem when I go shopping; I have something in mind and never find exactly what I’m looking for.

I trolled the internet and wordpress.org.  All I wanted was a customisable header and 3 columns (left and right sidebars).  I really didn’t think it would be that difficult.  I tried Vigilance, Mumrik, Vinica, Lysa, Atahualpa, JSo4w, Constructor, Blass and many more.  They all started off well but as soon as I wanted to do something simple like change the font, headers or column widths I became unstuck. I found I couldn’t get it exactly as I wanted, unless I had some knowledge of coding and cascading style sheets (css), which I don’t.

I really wouldn’t recommend messing about with the css unless you really know what you’re doing.  I did and I made a right mess of the template.  Luckily, I have a friend who managed to sort it out for me.

In the end, after speaking to @violetposy, I decided to purchase a theme!!!  Well, I persuaded my hubby to get it for me for Mother’s day.  I know it sounds insane to spend money on a Theme when there are so many free ones, but once I calculated the amount of time and stress it would save me it really wasn’t that expensive (£56).

The reason I like the Thesis theme is because of ease in which you can customise.  The options are endless and it doesn’t require knowledge of coding.  You can choose fonts; number of columns, where you want them and you can use a custom header. Here is an example of the design options.

When I purchased it I also noticed that they have an affiliates program so I thought what the hell.  I think it’s great and if I can earn a bit back why not.  So, if you decide to purchase the Thesis Theme from DIY themes, I would be most grateful if you used this link.

Other Posts in the Series

My Journey from WordPress,com to WordPress.org

Registering a Domain Name and Renting Server Space

Exporting Your Blog

Customising Your Header

Redirecting Traffic (TBA)

Plugins (TBA)

Technorati (TBA)

Author: mediocremum

A slightly older mum of one, who drinks far too much red wine and has an unhealthy obsession with her slow cooker. During the day she's an ICT Trainer, Social Media/Online Marketing consultant and does a bit of public speaking. Full Profile on Google+

6 thoughts on “Choosing a Theme”

  1. oh yes, i know this feeling well! I had exactly the same thing with my blogger blog and in the end paid @violet posy to do it cause it was much cheaper than spending all that time searching for the perfect one.

    I'm in the process of building a wordpress blog now – i'll go and take a look at that link.

  2. oh yes, i know this feeling well! I had exactly the same thing with my blogger blog and in the end paid @violet posy to do it cause it was much cheaper than spending all that time searching for the perfect one.

    I’m in the process of building a wordpress blog now – i’ll go and take a look at that link.

  3. Yep, I too am now building my WordPress.org blog. I am currently with blogger and have got very frustrated with it's limitations recently. I have purchased the Yamadoo magazine theme which I liked the look of, but will very much rely on my software developer husband to do all the techie customisation for me!

    Congratulations on getting it all done so quickly.

  4. Yep, I too am now building my WordPress.org blog. I am currently with blogger and have got very frustrated with it’s limitations recently. I have purchased the Yamadoo magazine theme which I liked the look of, but will very much rely on my software developer husband to do all the techie customisation for me!
    Congratulations on getting it all done so quickly.

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